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. >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the health care law is going to help them or hurt them. >> they know they can get extremist bickering somewhere else. >> people say that we're revolutionary. our revolution is just going back to doing the best in journalism. >> this is the place to go watch high quality journalism, period. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> and welcome back. tonight we're looking in depth at health care in privately run prisons in america and in the second part of his investigation, am
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they want rule of law, they want democracy, they want their children to grow up in a free society. then, being under the influence of russia means moving back. i'm quoting a favorite ukrainian poet, what's the sense of moving forward if you have to move back. >> urin cmentd and in, thank you for joining us. pavlo, thank you for joining us. >>> a looming bankruptcy. what's within detroit's ever shrinking fire department. >> at the end of the tunnel there was a light. why don't they turn the light off, say hey, find your way out. >> we spent a day in the dark with the detroit's firefighters as they struggle to keep the city safe. >>> and on our final segment, heaven's gate, where travelers get grounded during the busy holiday season. >> and now a techknow minute... >> we wrap up here, if you travel to see family this holiday hopefully you've made it home with just a few delays. lori jane gliha has the story from a little known church providing faith on the go. >> oh thanksgiving. you know the drill. stress of overbooking yourself not to mention overstuffing yourself, and the necessar
they want rule of law, they want democracy, they want their children to grow up in a free society. then, being under the influence of russia means moving back. i'm quoting a favorite ukrainian poet, what's the sense of moving forward if you have to move back. >> urin cmentd and in, thank you for joining us. pavlo, thank you for joining us. >>> a looming bankruptcy. what's within detroit's ever shrinking fire department. >> at the end of the tunnel there was a light. why...
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. >> ron, i want to note you do have experience in law enforcement yourself. we want to bring in bruce whittaker, the mayor of fullerton. and he pushed for the release of the surveillance video of kelly thomas's beating. can you tell us about the impact of this video and why it is so important that it be released to the public? >> yes, thank you. the reason that i felt that release of the video, audio and video of the altercations were so important was that we received a very loud and clear signal from the public who were aghast at what had occurred and they very much were interested in particulars. and what exactly had happened. >> it is not a short video. >> no, in fact the complete video is available online on youtube. it's about 34 minutes. and i've urged some people who are very curious about what happened to gird themselves a little bit and watch that video. >> would you say by encouraging the release of this and you really fought for this video to be released to the general public were you in some way being anti-law enforcement in trying to expose this?
. >> ron, i want to note you do have experience in law enforcement yourself. we want to bring in bruce whittaker, the mayor of fullerton. and he pushed for the release of the surveillance video of kelly thomas's beating. can you tell us about the impact of this video and why it is so important that it be released to the public? >> yes, thank you. the reason that i felt that release of the video, audio and video of the altercations were so important was that we received a very loud...
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the law says possession of a gun during the drug crime adds to the offence. >> lawyer jerry mooney defended weldon angelos. >> it's a progressive statute. the first gets you five years. >> to be clear, did he ever use the gun, pull the gun, threaten someone with the gun? allegations of that. >> the prosecutor offered weldon angelos a deal - plead guilty to gun charges and drug dealing and >> we faced 100 years if we didn't accept the deal. >> the prosecutor said if you don't take the plea offer you face 100 years in prison. >> over 100 years. >> weldon angelos had no prior criminal record. >> first of all i thought it was outrageous. outrageous amount of time for what was involved. the presence of the guns were incidental. there was violence surrounding anything, just guns. >> if the prosecutor is threatening you with 100 years, why wouldn't you take the plea. 100 years. i refused to believe it was possible in america. especially when you consider rapists or murderers do 10-15 years. it didn't seem possible. i refused to believe it could happen. >> going to trial is not a crime. your senten
the law says possession of a gun during the drug crime adds to the offence. >> lawyer jerry mooney defended weldon angelos. >> it's a progressive statute. the first gets you five years. >> to be clear, did he ever use the gun, pull the gun, threaten someone with the gun? allegations of that. >> the prosecutor offered weldon angelos a deal - plead guilty to gun charges and drug dealing and >> we faced 100 years if we didn't accept the deal. >> the prosecutor...
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. >> joining us now is the law professor from michigan and also edward mcneil. and professor i want to begin with you. i think we under stood fro undea legal stand point that there would be negotiations when detroit wakes up tomorrow is there going to be something different or tangible that you can see. >> i don't think the residents will see a difference. the garbage will be collected and they'll have the same number of street lights. but yo what you will see that is different is this is a bit of a set back for the unions. i think judge rhodes decided that the michigan constitution does provide them the protection they were hoping for. that puts them in a position of negotiations where they no longer have the silver bullet that they were hoping for. and that may lead to a different dynamic for the discussions for the unions and bond holders and mr. orr. >> ed you are involved in the negotiations and there is a limitation as to what you can talk about. this is a blow for you an your membership is it not? that you don't have the complete protection, there should
. >> joining us now is the law professor from michigan and also edward mcneil. and professor i want to begin with you. i think we under stood fro undea legal stand point that there would be negotiations when detroit wakes up tomorrow is there going to be something different or tangible that you can see. >> i don't think the residents will see a difference. the garbage will be collected and they'll have the same number of street lights. but yo what you will see that is different is...
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you have a federal law against the state constitution. which one trumps? you know, judge rhodes was very clear in his decision, but it's going to be appealed. an appeal was filed yesterday already, so i think there is a good chance this will go through because this is a case of first impression. we have never had this before. >> it will be interesting to watch, frank shafroth from george mason university. >>> switching gears in california to a groundbreaking development, the country's first high-speed rail project, the $68 milli $68 million railway system will be the largest railway project in the country. the hope is it will resurrect the valley where there have been many challenges. the backers of this transit system are determined to roll through the obstacles. here is the story >> reporter: not much happened in the city of fresno. in the middle of the state, some say the middle of nor. it's residents have long felt neglected in downtown and on outskirts are signs of a daily struggle. unemployment is common here, one of the highest rates in the country,
you have a federal law against the state constitution. which one trumps? you know, judge rhodes was very clear in his decision, but it's going to be appealed. an appeal was filed yesterday already, so i think there is a good chance this will go through because this is a case of first impression. we have never had this before. >> it will be interesting to watch, frank shafroth from george mason university. >>> switching gears in california to a groundbreaking development, the...
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>> the federal law overcomes the state constitution. >> the federal law of bankruptcy. >> yes. >> will overcome. so that means that's a negotiation that we are talking about in detroit? >> that's correct. >> effective with that decision yesterday, they are now beginning the next round, the emergency manager will have to negotiate with all of the creditors, 100-plus creditors including the unions to come up with something that he can come back and say, here is a fair and equitable way to get the city's budget back in balance and give the city a future. >> it's pretty sig navy can't, 25%, another 20% a couple of years later. we are talking about a pretty significant cut for retirees probably living on a limited pension? >> the average pension, a lot of people don't understand. the average pension in detroit is $19,000 a year. >> that's really very little money when you think about it to begin with. >> what is the likelihood here? $0.50 on a dollar, $0.75 on a dollar? is there any way to no? >> there is no way to know now because you are going in. clearly the federal bankruptcy judge here
>> the federal law overcomes the state constitution. >> the federal law of bankruptcy. >> yes. >> will overcome. so that means that's a negotiation that we are talking about in detroit? >> that's correct. >> effective with that decision yesterday, they are now beginning the next round, the emergency manager will have to negotiate with all of the creditors, 100-plus creditors including the unions to come up with something that he can come back and say, here is...